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How to navigate eating disorder recovery during the holidays

How does virtual transitional eating disorder support close the gap? Picture this. It’s your final day at an eating disorder treatment center. For the last few months, you’ve lived in a highly structured environment with daily meal support, group therapy, individual counseling, and the camaraderie of other patients who share your struggles.  Now, you are…

A Christian Perspective, by Jennifer Smith Lane More than 30 million Americans will struggle with a clinically diagnosed eating disorder in their lifetime while millions more will battle food and body image issues that have untold negative impacts on their lives. This is not simply a teenage issue. Onset can occur at any age affecting…

By Steve Wright, MA, LCPC, Director of Spiritual Services, Timberline Knolls “I hate my body, and I hate myself for hating my body,” she said with such emotion and angst. We had been processing some of her thoughts about herself and the origins of those thoughts when she burst out with this. It was obvious…

Author: Jena Morrow Margis, CADC Clinical Development Institute Faculty Member, Timberline Knolls The past several decades have brought about an increasing awareness of both eating disorders and substance use disorders, and for this we as a society can certainly be grateful. (Progress!) However, as “aware” as we may be regarding each of these life-controlling issues…

You’re ready to get help for an eating disorder, but you’re not sure where to start. Understanding some of the levels of care and services available to you can make the process feel less overwhelming.